‘IRON
TRIANGLE’ OUTPOST PORK CHOP HILL, 1025 Hours, 6 July 1953:
At 1025
hours on the night of July 6th a massive artillery and mortar
barrage preceded an onslaught by 700 soldiers from the CCF 200th
Regiment, 67th Division. The sounds from the crashing shells concealed
the oncoming Chinese, until they burst forward in what was described
as “a moving carpet of yelling, howling men--whistles and
bugles blowing, their officers screaming like women driving their
men uphill.” In a bunker CP just beneath the crest of the
hill Corporal Dale W. Cain heard his radio come alive with reports
of “enemy in large numbers”. Company A reported hand-to-hand
fighting in the trenches. The battle was fought in a driving monsoon
rain, making evacuation of the wounded difficult, as well as re-supply.
As the battle swayed back and forth, the Chinese made repeated
pushes to take the hill while both sides unleased a storm of artillery
fire upon the struggling soldiers. During the course of two days,
parts of four companies defended Pork Chop. At dawn on July 8th,
the rain ended for a time and the initial defenders withdrawn.
A fresh unit, 2nd Battalion of the 17th, counter-attacked and
re-took the hill, then settled in to prepare a defensive perimeter
for the coming night.
We suspect the
majority of you out there have witnessed the movie "Pork
Chop Hill" more than once, with its stirring performance
by Gregory Peck. If you are like us, you've seen it over and over
again. It's just that good. Our feelings about this film are on
par with those we reserve for YOU, our customers, the historical
wargamer with the imagination and daring to break out of the rusty
cage, genre-wise, that someone once told you was the only place
you could maneuver your cardboard warriors. And it is for YOU,
the decisive "Lt. Joe Clemons" of tac-sim gaming (and
owner of the BULGE AMMO BOX bundle), we are happy to provide
you with a FREE BONUS copy of ASLComp BATTLE OF PORK CHOP HILL.
It includes an historical map and 4 bonus scenarios and requires
ownership of THE CHOSIN FEW ... not a problem for BULGE AMMO BOX
BUNDLE guys!
Along with your
free Pork Chop Hill module, Bulge Ammo Box owners will receive
a new overlay for Condor Legions at no charge. Scroll down to
find out about all the FREE bonuses that are part of the final
release edition of Pork Chop Hill, including new color die-cut
counters, an expanded map and BONUS scenarios. Click on the links
for the new releases for special prices and also note a special
price for Pork Chop Hill is in effect for non Ammo Box buyers.
UPDATE:
Pork Chop Hill has been upgraded with two sheets of BONUS color
die-cut counters, the map has been doubled in size to a full-size
mapsheet, and you receive two additional bonus scenarios. Ownership
of CHOSIN FEW is required to use this product.
WHAT YOU RECEIVE
WITH EACH COPY:
- > A set of
12 scenarios set on the map
- > Special
rules in 3-hole format
- > 2 copies
of the BONUS counter sheet
- > Color cover
- > Large hex map of the Pork
Chop Hill battlefield
